Banner-display fixture



Jan. 15, 1929.v 1,699l05 w. E. FRIEDMAN BANNER DISPLAY FIXTURE A FiledDe'GV. 20, 1927 Patented Jan. 15, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. FRIEDMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BANNER-DISPLAY FIXTURE.

Application led December 20, A1927. Serial No. 241,325.

This invention relates to improvements in a banner display fixtureprincipally adapted for use in private dwellings, hotels, theatrelobbies etc.

The general object of the invention is to provide a banner displayfixture which may be readil secured in position on awall and utilized orsupporting a plate glass mirror,

a picture or any other suitable ornament.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fixture of this typethat is made into a single unit so that it may be positioned on a wallwithout the use of a number of hooks, screws or nails.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a simple andcompact fixture of this t e which may be readily assembled and t enapart if desired and one which when in position on a wall lends a neatand attractive appearance.

And to theseends the invention consists in the novel details ofconstruction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter de scribedand particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichlike numerals designate like parts in all the views- Figure 1 is a frontelevational view of the fixture secured in position on a wall.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view, with the rod in section, and-Figure 3 is a detail view of the upper end of the base board.

Heretofore banners were usually hung or suspended from a moulding by acord or wire or by means of holders attached to the wall on which a rodwas held for suspending the banner. When a mirror is placed in front ofthe banner the mirror is also generally suspended from the moulding bymeans of cord or wire, or when cord or wire is not used the mirror isheld in place on the banner by means of hooks fastened through thebanner and into the wall.

By use of the fixture herein employed the unsightly wires or cords whichdetract from the appearance of the banner are eliminated as are also theunsightly hooks for securing lation to upwardly projecting corners 5 ofv frame so that when the rod 4f is in position on the frame it will beheld away from the wall when the fixture is secured thereto.

G designates a banner secured to the rod 4 by means of the loops 7stitched to the upper edge of the banner. The banner is preferably madeof a heavy suitable fabric and is of a size somewhat larger than theback frame and is arranged to be draped over the frame so as tocompletely conceal it from view.

Any suitable ornament, such as a mirro'i 8 may be Asecured to the outerface of the banner if desired. When a mirror is employed it is usuallymounted on a board or frame 9 `of the contour of the mirror.` The frameis first secured in position by'means ofthe screws l() which passthrough the banner and into the back frame 2 and then the mirror issecured to the outer face of the frame 9 by means of the screws 11.

To provide a means for securin' the fixture to a wall the upper rearface oi5 the back frame is provided with a pair of eyelets l2. Theseeyelets are arranged adjacent the upper corners of the frame and havesecured thereto a strong piece of picture wire 13 for hanging the`fixture suspended from the usual type of hook 14.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

l. A banner display fixture comprising a base board, brackets, securedto the upper end of the board, a rod mounted in the bracksecured to theboard and arranged on the outer face of lhe banner and means mounted onthe inner face of the base hoard l'or securing the fixture to a Wall.

In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my signature on this 16th dayof December' WILLIAM E. FRIEDMAN.

